Objective To examine the usage of medication of top-level male players

Objective To examine the usage of medication of top-level male players during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. various types of medication during the tournament. The most used medications during the tournament were nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) by 54.2% of all players followed by analgaesics (12.6%); β-2 agonists were only used by 0.5%. Typically 0.8 medicines per player were used before every match. Even more players had been reported taking medicines through the knockout round than Istradefylline through the qualification round (0.36±0.48 vs 0.49±0.50 p